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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2004

Variable Details

Variablenmbrew
LabelLast yr - Frequency of drinking normal beer
Question text How often have you had a drink of normal strength BEER, LAGER, STOUT, CIDER and SHANDY (Exclude cans and bottles of shandy) during the last 12 months, that is since February 2003? By normal strength, I mean beer/lager/stout/cider/shandy which has less than 6% alcohol by volume.
Responses
1 Almost every day 54
2 5 or 6 days a week 18
3 3 or 4 days a week 92
4 Once or twice a week 334
5 Once or twice a month 187
6 Once every couple of months 111
7 Once or twice a year 120
8 Not at all in last 12 months 582
98 Refusal 2
99 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2004
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C192_4. EXCLUDE ANY NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.
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